Muhammad Safwat Nur ud-Din was born on 20th June 1943 in Al-Malayqah village
near Balbees in Egypt's Eastern Province . He completed his
elementary and secondary studies in the Egyptian public schools. In college, he
studied chemistry and physics and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Science
and Education. As for Islamic studies, the Shaykh started
quite early by memorizing the Qur'an while
he was a young boy. From his youth, the Shaykh closely
associated with Jama'at
Ansar as-Sunnah al-Muhammadiyyah (JASM).
JASM is one of the important Islamic organizations in the Muslim World that
calls to full adherence to the Sunnah of
the Prophet.

During the 1960s, while he was a college student, he was also a regular student
of theShuyukhof
JASM. He attended the classes of the likes of 'Abdur-Rahman al-Wakil, Khalil
Harras, Jamil Ghazi, and 'Abdur-Razzaq 'Afifi - both in his town Balbees and in
the JASM headquarters. He also developed a special relationship with the latter
and visited him frequently in Saudi Arabia untilShaykh'Abdur-Razzaq
passed away.

He received recommendations from many of the contemporary scholars, and was
given permission to teach and write books. As soon as he became in charge of
JASM, theShaykhtook
special care in maintaining and improvingat-Tawhid,
which is JASM's main publication. He worked on this diligently, aided by his
close companion Safwat ash-Shawadfi who passed away two years before him. He
wrote numerous articles and provided fatawa on a regular basis. His writings
reflected knowledge and maturity and emphasizedtawhid.
During his time,At-Tawhid
grew strongly and became wide-spread in most countries until it reached a
monthly circulation of 100,000 in recent years.

He had attended al-Qur'an was-Sunnah Society (QSS) annual conferences and
functions on numerous occasions and gave several advices to the organization. He
was always concerned about the Muslims and keen to present advice andda'wahto
them in the most effective ways. He would always meet others with a wide smile,
calm and cheerful attitude, and overwhelming kindness. He was very clear and
mature about organizational and leadership matters. He provided QSS numerous
beneficial advices in this regard. He would present his arguments in a
friendly and convincing manner. His talks combined knowledge with affection, and
they had a special power of moving the hearts into action. He strongly opposed
raising issues that would unnecessarily bring division and hatred among the
Muslims. When he mentioned the great scholars of JASM or other Muslim'ulama,
he would praise them extensively and bring out all their good accomplishments
and good works. At the same time, he would never praise himself or list his
accomplishments, even while discussing relevant matters, such as the way the
JASM leadership is conducted. The banner that he always raised and frequently
uttered was: Ourmanhajis
thekitaband
sunnahwith the understanding of
thesalafof
theUmmah.
TheShaykhwas
respected and loved by the contemporary'ulamaof
theUmmah,
such as Ibn Baz, Al-Albani, Al-'Uthaymin, Ibn Humayd, As-Sabil, Al-Fawzan, and
many others.